![]() Tossed it into the old woman’s conscientious hands,Īnd after folding it neatly, patting it smooth, Sat down on the bed and pulled his soft shirt off, “He spread the doors of his snug, well-made room, His childhood nurse tucks him in, in a scene I found lovely: Telemachus heads to bed, mulling over the plan. ![]() Athena then lays out a plan, instructing Telemachus to sail to Pylos and Sparta in search of news about his father. Odysseus’ son, Telemachus, grieving for his father, welcomes Mentes. Athena takes off for Ithaca, Odysseus’ homeland, while Hermes heads for Calypso’s island.ĭisguised as Mentes, Athena shows up at Odysseus’ home, which is overrun with suitors trying to marry the hero’s wife, Penelope. ![]() While Poseidon is away accepting an offering, Athena convinces the rest of the gods that Odysseus should be released. Poseidon, angry with Odysseus over the blinding of the Cyclops (Poseidon’s son), is refusing to let Odysseus go home. If it’s a little much for you, feel free to skip down to the “Thoughts” section! Summary Book 1Īs The Odyssey opens, Odysseus is stuck on Calypso’s island. I’m going to structure my summary in the same way. I like how the story is split into books, which strike me as being sort of like individual episodes in the TV series of The Odyssey. I’ll warn you, my summary is going to be long. I’ve been waiting for my print copy of the Fagles translation (same as my audio version) to come in at the library. The problem came when I sat down to write my summary of books 1 through 6 and couldn’t work out the exact play-by-play. I’ve been listening to Ian McKellen read the epic to me on audio, which is fantastic. ![]() I’m a bit late with my first post about The Odyssey for Trish’s readalong. ![]()
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